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J. J. SNYDER, Jr. EEBTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

No. 352,158. Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

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FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-Patent No. 352,158, dated November9, 1886.

Application filed March 2,1886. Serial No. 193.709. (No model.)

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN J. SNYDER, J r., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Flatbush, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements inFertilizer-Distributers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of fertilizer-distributers whichdistribute the fertelizing material in the drill.

The objects of my invention are simplicity,

and durability in the construction of the implement, constant and evendropping of the fertilizing material, and the thorough mixing the samewith the soil. I attain these objects by the mechanism hereinafterdescribed, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the implement, cut longitudinallythrough the center, the right-hand side being removed and the travelingwheel and its shaft, the hopper, hopper-slide, brace, slide-spring, and,cross parts of the frame being in section and the drivingpulleys beingin dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a detail or side view of the roller and itsdistributing arched pins or teeth.

Similar letters of reference refer to like parts in the views.

The frame is in general construction similar to that of a wheel-barrow.A is the handle; A, its leg. which extend across from one handle to theother. a a are also cross-bars,which assist in forming a seat for thehopper.

B is the traveling wheel, fast on the shaft B, which has its journals injournal-bearings 011 the front ends of the handle or main timbers of theframe.

B is a wheel fast on the outer end of shaft 13 at the left-hand side ofthe implement.

O is a hopper, which is placed back of the wheel B. It is supported andheld in position by the handle-timbers A and the cross-bars a of. Itssides are inclinedin the usual way, but terminate at the bottom in asquare boxformed projection, as shown by G. The back of this box a iscut off at its top, so as to leave a slot or opening between it and thebottom edge of the inclined back of the hopper. Through this opening theslide-valve E enters the hopper, as hereinafter described.

0 is an octangular roller, which is located a a a are cross bars ortimbers,

at the bottom of the hopper, just above the slide-valve. It is fast onthe shaft o',which extends through the sides of the hopper andjournalsin' hearings on the timber A.

O is a wheel which is fast on the rollershaft 0 and in line with thedriving-wheel I is forced out at the valve-opening of the hopper; norcan the roller be stopped by the clogging of it by the fertilizer, as isthe case where an ordinary belt and pulleys are used.

D is a fiat iron brace. Its top is bolted to the outside of thehopper-back. From thence it extends down until on a line with the loweredge or mouth of the box 0, and curvesslightly toward the front in itscourse. It then is bent to about a right angle a few inchesback of thebox a, and then extends to and is attached to the lower edge of the backof said box, which it braces. In its downward course it is perforated bya hole, d, which is in line with the opening in the back of the box C.It has also a slot, (P, in its horizontal portion between its point ofbend and its connection with box 0.

E is a slide or cut-off valve, as shown in Fig. 1. It is of such sizeaswill close the bottom of the hopper, and 'moves longitudinally thereinthrough the opening in the box back. It is provided with suitable guidesin the box-sides. From its back edge extends its rod E, which is of suchlength that it will, (when the valve is closed,) extend through the hole01 in the brace D and terminate just back of said brace. At this, itsfree end, it is provided with a hole, 'into which is hooked a shortadjusting-rod, F, which in turn is provided at its rear end with avertical longitudinal slot about three inches in length.

F is a long rod, having a handle, f, on its upper or rear end. Itextends through an iron loop, f by which it is supported, (said loopbeing attached by its upper ends to the center of cross-bar a,) and justin front of said loop. it is provided on its under side with a notch, f,which corresponds to the size of the arch of the loop f, so that it canbe hooked on it. This rod is terminated at its front end by having itsend turned down at a right angle, so as to pass through the slot in theadjusting-rod F. This portion is about two or three inches in length,and is screw-threaded and provided with a thumb-nut, f by which theconnection of the rod F can be clamped to various points in the slot inrod F.

The roller (2 is provided with a series of arched pins or staples, U,which project from alternate sides. Thus this roller or agitator beingoctagonal in form, it will be seen has only four of its sides occupiedby its staples, and that these staples are arranged so that those of onerow do not immediately follow those of the next preceding one, as isclearly shown in Fig. 2. The operation of this arrangement is that theoctangular sides of the roller act to move or displace the fertilizingmaterial and prevent it from packing, as it would do if the roller werecylindrical. At the same time the teeth, being arched, act on thematerial, not only in alongitudinal direction, but also in a lateral,and act to disintegrate any lumps that may have formed in the material.

G is the left-hand side of a frame, of which G is the crossbar, fromwhich project the covering-teeth g g. This frame is hung on pivots g, toand between the legs A. Its teeth consist of one cultivator-tooth withan ordinary harrow-tooth at each side and a little to the rear of it. Bythe use of a cultivator-tooth in addition to the use of barrow-teeth Ifind that the fertilizing material is more thoroughly mixed with thesoil. In the drawings the harrowis shown as raised out of operation. Itis held in this position by the button H, (see Fig. 1,) which consistsof a strap ofiron pivoted to the timber Ajust above the leg A. It isseveral inches in length, and at its lower end is bent on itself, so asto bear on the upper end, front, and inner side of theharrow-frame G.\Vhen itis desired to place the harrow in operation, this button isslipped up and over the end of the piece G, and so allows the barrow todrop or turn down on its pivots, its cross-bar Gr bearing against theleg cross-bar a, thus holding the teeth to their work. The arrangementand construction of the rods F and F are such that the opening in thebottom of the hopper can be adjusted to any necessary size by thechanging of the con nection of the rod F with the rod F, by means of thethuinb-nutf, so as to make the connecting-point higher or lower in theslot.

I is a spring which is attached to the back of the hopper G, and extendsdown through the valve or slide rod E and the horizontal slot in thebrace D. Its action is to close the valveopening in the bottom of thehopper.

IV hen it is desired to operate with the machine, the opening of thevalve is first arranged as desired by the adjustment of the connectionof the rods F F, the harrow is released fro m the button H,andtheimplementis moved forward. The roller revolves in the hopper, causingthe fertilizing material to drop through tho valve-opening, which isheld open by the notch of the rod F being hooked on the horizontal partof the loop f.

It will be understood that a horse may be attached to the implement byany well-known device.

I do not wish to be understood as confining myself to the octangularform of the roller or agitator, as a square form might be substituted,or even a septangular or other forms, in which case, however, the teethshould be placed at the angles, and any of them will be found superiorto the usual cylindrical iorin; yet Ibelieve the octangnlar to be thebest.

1. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combination of the hopper 0, box 0,slide-valve E, having the rod E, the spring I, and brace D, as and forthe purpose described.

2. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combination of the adjusting-rod F,provided with a longitudinal slot, 0, in its upper end and connected tothe slide-valve E, and the rod F, having a screw-threaded end adjustablein said slot, and a nut, all as described, for the purpose of gaging thevalve-opening.

JOHN J. SNYDER, JR.

Vitnesses:

W. M. CUTHBERT, J Anne RIDGWAY.

